The unbelievable double speak of Condi Rice and her "mentor" has reached new heights with the conflict in Lebanon. While the rest of the world is calling out for an immediate ceasefire and end to indiscriminant killing, the White House says, in effect, "No, not until all our enemies are dead."
This 100% support for the hardline position of Israel has resulted in the reality that one of our very few allies (if you call Lebanon that) in the Arab world is now being shredded, its population (25% so far) now refugees, its infrastructure destroyed. The moral bankruptcy of this stance is so repugnant that even Republicans are starting to lose their cookies.
I know that Chuck Hagel is running for President and therefore needs to distance himself from the Bushies, but this quote from a piece in CNN[http://www.cnn.com/...] sums up the the whole ugly mess nicely.
The sickening slaughter on both sides must end and it must end now
Hagel begins . . . and then
How do we realistically believe that a continuation of the systematic destruction of an American friend -- the country and people of Lebanon -- is going to enhance America's image and give us the trust and credibility to lead a lasting and sustained peace effort in the Middle East?
Let the truth telling begin.